diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Application/CWallpaperApplication.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Application/CWallpaperApplication.cpp
index 1a5edf9..0c88e54 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Application/CWallpaperApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Application/CWallpaperApplication.cpp
@@ -266,12 +266,6 @@ namespace WallpaperEngine::Application
 
     void CWallpaperApplication::show ()
     {
-        // audio playing detector
-        WallpaperEngine::Audio::Detectors::CPulseAudioPlayingDetector audioDetector (this->m_context);
-        // initialize sdl audio driver
-        WallpaperEngine::Audio::Drivers::CSDLAudioDriver audioDriver (this->m_context, audioDetector);
-        // initialize audio context
-        WallpaperEngine::Audio::CAudioContext audioContext (audioDriver);
         // initialize OpenGL driver
         WallpaperEngine::Render::Drivers::CX11OpenGLDriver videoDriver ("wallpaperengine");
         // initialize the input subsystem
@@ -280,6 +274,12 @@ namespace WallpaperEngine::Application
         WallpaperEngine::Render::Drivers::Output::COutput* output;
         // fullscreen detector is common for the different render modes
         WallpaperEngine::Render::Drivers::Detectors::CX11FullScreenDetector fullscreenDetector (videoDriver);
+        // audio playing detector
+        WallpaperEngine::Audio::Detectors::CPulseAudioPlayingDetector audioDetector (this->m_context, fullscreenDetector);
+        // initialize sdl audio driver
+        WallpaperEngine::Audio::Drivers::CSDLAudioDriver audioDriver (this->m_context, audioDetector);
+        // initialize audio context
+        WallpaperEngine::Audio::CAudioContext audioContext (audioDriver);
 
         // initialize the requested output
         switch (this->m_context.settings.render.mode)
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CAudioPlayingDetector.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CAudioPlayingDetector.cpp
index 33f70e2..ed2fae7 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CAudioPlayingDetector.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CAudioPlayingDetector.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace WallpaperEngine::Audio::Detectors
 {
-    CAudioPlayingDetector::CAudioPlayingDetector (Application::CApplicationContext& appContext) :
-        m_applicationContext (appContext)
+    CAudioPlayingDetector::CAudioPlayingDetector (
+        Application::CApplicationContext& appContext,
+        Render::Drivers::Detectors::CFullScreenDetector& fullscreenDetector) :
+        m_applicationContext (appContext),
+        m_fullscreenDetector (fullscreenDetector)
     {
     }
 
@@ -11,4 +14,9 @@ namespace WallpaperEngine::Audio::Detectors
     {
         return this->m_applicationContext;
     }
+
+    Render::Drivers::Detectors::CFullScreenDetector& CAudioPlayingDetector::getFullscreenDetector ()
+    {
+        return this->m_fullscreenDetector;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CAudioPlayingDetector.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CAudioPlayingDetector.h
index 1d32521..cacf441 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CAudioPlayingDetector.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CAudioPlayingDetector.h
@@ -1,29 +1,43 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "WallpaperEngine/Render/Drivers/Detectors/CFullScreenDetector.h"
 #include "WallpaperEngine/Application/CApplicationContext.h"
 
-namespace WallpaperEngine::Application
+namespace WallpaperEngine
 {
-    class CApplicationContext;
-}
-
-namespace WallpaperEngine::Audio::Detectors
-{
-    class CAudioPlayingDetector
+    namespace Application
     {
-    public:
-        CAudioPlayingDetector (Application::CApplicationContext& appContext);
+        class CApplicationContext;
+    }
 
-        /**
-         * @return If any kind of sound is currently playing on the default audio device
-         */
-        virtual bool anythingPlaying () = 0;
-        /**
-         * @return The application context using this detector
-         */
-        [[nodiscard]] Application::CApplicationContext& getApplicationContext ();
+    namespace Render::Drivers::Detectors
+    {
+        class CFullScreenDetector;
+    }
 
-    private:
-        Application::CApplicationContext& m_applicationContext;
-    };
+    namespace Audio::Detectors
+    {
+        class CAudioPlayingDetector
+        {
+        public:
+            CAudioPlayingDetector (Application::CApplicationContext& appContext, Render::Drivers::Detectors::CFullScreenDetector& fullscreenDetector);
+
+            /**
+             * @return If any kind of sound is currently playing on the default audio device
+             */
+            virtual bool anythingPlaying () = 0;
+            /**
+             * @return The application context using this detector
+             */
+            [[nodiscard]] Application::CApplicationContext& getApplicationContext ();
+            /**
+             * @return The fullscreen detector used
+             */
+            [[nodiscard]] Render::Drivers::Detectors::CFullScreenDetector& getFullscreenDetector ();
+
+        private:
+            Application::CApplicationContext& m_applicationContext;
+            Render::Drivers::Detectors::CFullScreenDetector& m_fullscreenDetector;
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CPulseAudioPlayingDetector.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CPulseAudioPlayingDetector.cpp
index 2699378..ec24d76 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CPulseAudioPlayingDetector.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CPulseAudioPlayingDetector.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ namespace WallpaperEngine::Audio::Detectors
         pa_operation_unref (op);
     }
 
-    CPulseAudioPlayingDetector::CPulseAudioPlayingDetector (Application::CApplicationContext& appContext) :
-        CAudioPlayingDetector (appContext),
+    CPulseAudioPlayingDetector::CPulseAudioPlayingDetector (
+        Application::CApplicationContext& appContext,
+        Render::Drivers::Detectors::CFullScreenDetector& fullscreenDetector) :
+        CAudioPlayingDetector (appContext, fullscreenDetector),
         m_mainloop (nullptr),
         m_mainloopApi (nullptr),
         m_context (nullptr),
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ namespace WallpaperEngine::Audio::Detectors
     {
         if (!this->getApplicationContext ().settings.audio.automute)
             return false;
+        if (this->getFullscreenDetector ().anythingFullscreen ())
+            return true;
 
         // reset playing state
         this->setIsPlaying (false);
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CPulseAudioPlayingDetector.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CPulseAudioPlayingDetector.h
index 6c40003..f503ba1 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CPulseAudioPlayingDetector.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Audio/Detectors/CPulseAudioPlayingDetector.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace WallpaperEngine::Audio::Detectors
     class CPulseAudioPlayingDetector : public CAudioPlayingDetector
     {
     public:
-        explicit CPulseAudioPlayingDetector (Application::CApplicationContext& appContext);
+        explicit CPulseAudioPlayingDetector (Application::CApplicationContext& appContext, Render::Drivers::Detectors::CFullScreenDetector&);
         ~CPulseAudioPlayingDetector ();
 
         [[nodiscard]] bool anythingPlaying () override;